Gena,
I can understand what your friend is going through.
In my initial post, I said how my getting this job was a miracle - it was! I was "phased out" of my old job, which was a nightmare to begin with. The work situation was so bad that each day when I'd be going home, I felt like driving over an overpass in the hopes of ending my life! Every day I told God that I need a new job, and I truly believe if I hadn't gotten one, I'd either be dead, in prison, or an insane asylum today. My position was downsized and I was offered another one at the same place. Although I had a mortgage and no other job perspectives, I said no. God knew I'd rather live on the streets than continue working there. When I made my situation known to the people at my church, my pastor told me about this position, as he was friends with my current boss. I missed only 3 days of work in the transition.
A few months after I left my old job, I got an e-mail from a coworker who told me I was lucky to get out when I did because things had gotten even worse!
There's nothing like that going on at my current job. It's just that it's at a church, with no chance of promotion and no retirement benefits (I'm single, so what I make/get is all I'll have to live on).
Sandy